41From George Washington to Brigadier General William Woodford, 8 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have this minute been honoured with a Letter from Congress of the 4th Instant, directing the Troops of the Virginia line to be put in motion immediately. You will put every thing in train and march the whole, with their Tents & baggage as soon as possible to philadelphia, where you will receive farther Orders from Congress. You will apply to the Quarter Master General and take his direction...
42From George Washington to Brigadier Generals William Woodford and Charles Scott, 10 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
The third, Seventh, Eleventh, and fifteenth Virginia Regiments are to compose your Brigade; the duties of which you are immediately to enter upon, and to make yourself master of the true State of those Regiments, as early as possible. The necessity of occupying so many Posts, as we at present do, will prevent your drawing the Brigade into compact order, till further orders; but the Regiments...
43From George Washington to Brigadier General William Woodford, 21 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have this moment your favor of the 20th. The prisoner directed here, I have forwarded to Genl Heath, to be sent to the State of Connecticut to which he belongs. As you think the fatigue party may be employed at Stoney point, without occasioning any delay when you are ready to march, it may remain at work. The connecticut troops who have crossed will give every assistance. You will also be...
44From George Washington to Brigadier Generals William Woodford and Peter Muhlenberg, 28 August 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favour of the 26th with the papers accompanying it. I assure you the manner in which the Virginia division have taken up the affair gives me the most sensible concern. I had no idea that the command given to Major Lee could have been considered by them as a violation of their rights; nor can I after the most deliberate reflection find any reason to alter the opinion I...
45From George Washington to Brigadier General William Woodford, 17 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I have had the pleasure of receiving your favors of the 8th and 31st March and 9th of April, the last informing me of your arrival in Charles Town —This must have given spirit to the Garrison and I flatter myself may be the means of effectually securing the place. The uncertainty however of your situation or the possibility of conveying this letter safely to you, prevents me from entering upon...
46From George Washington to Brigadier General William Woodford, 21 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
From the intelligence I have just received, it would seem that the Enemy mean to evacuate their posts at Stoney and Verplanks points. If you have not removed the baggage of the two Brigades from Sufferans—You will let it remain till further Orders. The body of the Enemy that was coming up—has fallen down again. I am Dr sir Yr Most Obed. servt LS , in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, sold by...